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Nicolae DOBRIN
Spectators: 7843 (Terracing: 5884, Seating: 1803, VIP seats: 156) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Matei Zbârnea made the kick off which started today's match. 4 minutes in the game, Matei Zbârnea fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Albert Ciorobîtcă having to interfere. Matei Zbârnea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Tudor Pășcuțoiu managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC ARGES's supporters rose to their feet, but Tudor Pășcuțoiu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Albert Ciorobîtcă breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. FC Dacia Unirea Braila 's Albert Ciorobîtcă proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save FC Dacia Unirea Braila from getting a goal against them. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Dacia Unirea Braila 's goalkeeper Albert Ciorobîtcă, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the match clock showed 20 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Matei Zbârnea sped through FC Dacia Unirea Braila 's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Albert Ciorobîtcă. Matei Zbârnea had several of the FC Dacia Unirea Braila 's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 26 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-0 score and a disappointed Albert Ciorobîtcă as he didn't even see the shot coming. FC ARGES's Adrian Carp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudiu Herlea in the 36th minute of play. Matei Zbârnea did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-0 to the left of a surprised Albert Ciorobîtcă 37 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Matei Zbârnea managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC ARGES's supporters rose to their feet, but Matei Zbârnea was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Albert Ciorobîtcă breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cristinel Cosor received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Albert Ciorobîtcă tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Matei Zbârnea in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Albert Ciorobîtcă prevented the ball from getting in the gole. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gică Turceanu made a kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Matei Zbârnea in the 51st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Albert Ciorobîtcă prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Albert Ciorobîtcă stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Matei Zbârnea's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. When Cristinel Cosor came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the FC ARGES fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cristinel Cosor couldn't finish the play. After 57 minutes of play, FC ARGES's Tudor Pășcuțoiu made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Albert Ciorobîtcă was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a couple of smart ball manuevers Matei Zbârnea in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Albert Ciorobîtcă saved FC Dacia Unirea Braila from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Matei Zbârnea's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Albert Ciorobîtcă was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. Tudor Pășcuțoiu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Iustin Bodea charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Iustin Bodea the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Iustin Bodea hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Cristinel Cosor's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Albert Ciorobîtcă read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 77th minute of play. Albert Ciorobîtcă showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tudor Pășcuțoiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. The supporters of FC ARGES booed when FC Dacia Unirea Braila was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iustin Bodea didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 82nd minute Cristinel Cosor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albert Ciorobîtcă saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristinel Cosor received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Albert Ciorobîtcă tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 89th minute, Teodor Vâlcu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Albert Ciorobîtcă was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. FC Dacia Unirea Braila 's Albert Ciorobîtcă played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sandu Panescu in the 92nd minute of play. Albert Ciorobîtcă took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristinel Cosor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC ARGES walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.